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Rachel SandisonDeputy Vice-Chancellor, External Engagement
Rachel Sandison is the Deputy Vice Chancellor, External Engagement at the University of Glasgow, UK, where she has responsibility for leading an integrated service covering Marketing, Recruitment & Admissions, International Affairs and Development & Alumni Relations. Rachel is also the University’s Universitas 21 network Senior Leader.
Rachel is a Chartered Marketer and Chair of the Glasgow Economic Leadership HE/FE Marketing group and a member of CASE’s US Commission in addition to sitting on a number of sector advisory boards. She is also a member of Faculty at the CASE Europe Strategic Marketing Institute and a current School Governor.
Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow has been inspiring great minds for over 560 years. Our alumni include world changers from economist Adam Smith and engineer James Watt to the inventor of television, John Logie Baird and the writer and producer of Doctor Who and Sherlock, Steven Moffat. In addition, the University has fostered the talents of one Prime Minister, seven Nobel Laureates and Scotland’s current First Minister. We have a diverse and growing student population with more than 27,000 students from almost 140 different countries.
The Latest from University of Glasgow
📢 Share your views on @GlasgowCC revised Climate Plan.
🌱The plan looks at actions needed to prepare for the impacts of climate change and prioritises the benefits of climate action for the people of Glasgow.
👉 Learn more and read the Climate Plan: https://glasgow.gov.uk/cpconsultation
Join the celebration. This year marks 225 years since the first Burns Supper.
How are you celebrating? Share your photos, videos and recipes with @GlasgowBurns Director @MackayPAG and we’ll map celebrations worldwide.
Submit here: https://gla.ac/BurnsSupper225
#BurnsSupper225
Develop your business and management skills with a UofG Microcredentials course!
Flexible, industry-informed learning to help you stand out in the job market.
- 10 credits
- 100% online
Starts 26 January 2026
Find out more: http://glasgow.ac.uk/microcredentials
Digging For Britain with @theAliceRoberts features two @UofGArchaeo digs looks at evidence of the massacre at Glencoe and Scotland's 1st concrete skatepark in Glasgow.
Watch at 9pm on BBC Two or on iPlayer.
https://gla.ac/4jrIulv
Our Principal, Prof Andy Schofield, took a walk through our fantastic archives, revisiting moments and members of our community who have helped shape the University of Glasgow. These included the Papal Bull that was signed in 1451, Lord Kelvin’s enrolment record, James McCune
Start the new year right at the University of Glasgow! ✨
Whether you’re joining us in January for the first time or returning for a new semester, there’s so much waiting for you! @glasgowunisrc
We can't wait to welcome you! #TeamUofG
Happy New Year #TeamUofG 🎇
This is a special year for us as we celebrate 575 years of the University of Glasgow! We look forward to celebrating with our UofG community ❤️📷#UofG575
Merry Christmas to all our students, colleagues, alumni & friends who are celebrating today!
#TeamUofG
The social media team are taking a wee break for the festive period & we'll be back on 5 January 2026.
Wishing all of #TeamUofG a fantastic winter break!
For student support over the break, please visit: https://gla.ac/3Yl3VLD
Our roots are in Glasgow,our reach is worldwide
As a globally connected university with deep civic roots, for over 560 years Glasgow has established creative and vibrant partnerships with communities, colleagues and students across the world. We have over 300 formal agreements with universities overseas covering a wide range of activities from research collaborations through to joint degrees and international student mobility arrangements. As well as developing innovative international partnerships, we have developed a significant overseas presence, building on well-established links in Asia to achieve a range of transnational education provision in Singapore (Engineering and Computing Studies), and with two top-ranked ‘985’ Universities in China – UESTC in Chengdu (Engineering) and with Nankai University in Tianjin.
Mission and vision
- To be a world-class, world-changing university.
- To bring inspiring people together and create a world-class environment for learning and research, empowering staff and students alike to discover and share knowledge that can change the world.
Ranked in the top 1% of world universities
2,000
Active researchers
£180m
Annual research income
The University is ranked in the top 1% of world universities and is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive UK universities. It enjoys a long-standing reputation as a research powerhouse with a focus on research excellence. It is one of the UK’s top 10 earners of research income with total earnings over £180m per year and has a base of over 2000 active researchers. Our priority themes and multidisciplinary research networks bring these researchers together with practitioners, policy makers and NGOs to create academic communities which focus on key issues and challenges, including: precision medicine; quantum technologies; nanotechnology; sensor systems; space; future cities; water; digital humanities; global security; international development; refugee, asylum and migration; human rights and sustainable development. Find out more at www.glasgow.ac.uk/research/infocus
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